Steps to disable Ad Blocker on your browser

In order to serve content on our website, we rely on advertising revenue which helps us ensure that we continue to serve high quality, unbiased journalism. From our end, we will aim to show clean and unobtrusive ads to provide you with a great browsing experience. Please follow the steps below, and once done, please refresh your page.

Using AdBlock Plus

Click on the AdBlock Plus icon on the top right of your browser

A drop-down menu will appear with a check mark followed by Enabled on this site

Click the button to until the text reads Disabled on this site

Refresh the page or click Refresh, to access LiveMint.com

Using Chrome adblock extension

Click on the hand icon for adblock extension, on the top right corner of your browser

A drop-down menu will appear

Click the Don't run on pages on this domain option on the drop down

Once clicked a settings popup will appear.

Click Exclude

Refresh the page or click Refresh, to access LiveMint.com

Using AdBlock Plus

Click on the AdBlock Plus icon on the top right of your browser

A drop-down menu will appear

Click the Disabled on LiveMint.com option on the drop down

Refresh the page or click Refresh, to access Times of India

Firefox "Private Window" runs its own version of adblock. You will receive an adblock detection screen on private window, even if you are not running any adblock plugins. In this case, you will need to open LiveMint.com on your standard Firefox window.

Go to the Settings app on the main screen

Click on the Safari button

From Menu click Content Blockers

You will see your blocker enabled. Slide button to the left to disable.

Return to your Safari browser and refresh the page or click Refresh, to access LiveMint.com

Click on the AdBlock Plus icon on the bottom right hand side of your browser

A drop-down menu will appear

Click the Disable on LiveMint.com option on the drop down

Refresh the page or click Refresh, to access LiveMint.com

Go to the Settings app on the main screen

Click on the Safari button

From Menu click Content Blockers

You will see your blocker enabled. Slide button to the left to disable

Return to the Safari browser and refresh the page or click Refresh, to access LiveMint.com

Sign Up

Trai imposed penalty of around Rs11.8 crore on telecom operators for failing to meet minimum service quality benchmark and recovered Rs10.42 crore out of it. Photo: Mint

New Delhi: The government on Friday said that call drops in telecom networks cannot be eradicated completely and it is a global phenomenon. “The dropping of calls in wireless network cannot be completely eradicated as it is a world-wide phenomenon and happens in every wireless network due to various reasons including poor radio coverage, radio interference, loading of available spectrum, change in pattern of traffic, shutdown of sites due to power failures etc,” telecom minister Manoj Sinha informed the Rajya Sabha.

He added that the government and the telecom regulator Trai are taking all possible steps with the help of telecom operators to address the problem of call drop and bring it down within the permissible limit. Sinha said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) regularly undertakes the drive tests of mobile networks in select cities, highways and railway routes to assess the Quality of Service and coverage around the areas covered in the drive test routes.

As per the data shared by the minister, Trai imposed penalty of around Rs11.8 crore on telecom operators for failing to meet minimum service quality benchmark and recovered Rs10.42 crore out of it. Highest penalty has been levied on telecom operator Aircel for poor 2G (Rs3 crore) and 3G service quality (Rs1.56 crore) followed by state-run telecom firm BSNL for poor 2G (Rs2.27 crore) and 3G (Rs70 lakh) networks. A fine of Rs1.64 crore was imposed on Reliance Communications for 2G networks, Rs89 lakh on Tata Teleservices, Rs84 lakh on Vodafone, Rs13.5 lakh on Telenor, Rs 3lakh on Sistema Shyam and Rs1.5 lakh on MTNL. In 3G category, regulator imposed penalty of Rs2.5 lakh on Vodafone too for poor quality of service.

Sinha said that telecom operators have reported that they have already installed more than 1,20,000 additional towers across the country during the period from 15 June to 30 September 2016, and further plan to install about 1,56,000 BTSs across the country up to 31 March 2017.

“Moreover, the department is also facilitating necessary permissions in central government buildings and estate on shareable basis to roll out new sites in affected pockets,” Sinha said. Department of Posts (DoP) has issued guidelines on 21 July, 2016 for use of postal buildings for BTS-installations. Further, department of defence has issued the detailed policy guidelines for installation of Mobile-BTS (CoW) in cantonment areas, he said.